'Christmas Stars' runs through Saturday

9:05 PM,
Dec. 2, 2012

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Written by

Kara Patterson
Post-Crescent staff writer

The cherub choir is one of the show-stealers during "Christmas Stars" at the Xavier Fine Arts Theatre at Xavier High School in Appleton.

In a North Pole scene, and at other times during the seasonal Broadway-style musical revue, the 34 boys and girls in kindergarten through second grade pop up as penguins.

"Penguins are an integral part of 'Christmas Stars,'" cherub choir director Kris Isham of Oshkosh, who sings in the production's adult chorus, said Friday before the start of a weekend performance run. "All of a sudden they just show up. You just don't know when it's going to happen." ...